Star QT clothing line extends footprint to Uganda
Star QT, a South Africa-based clothing line and fashion label is set to be launched in Kampala this August to increase the popularity of the brand and its products in Uganda.Read more... | Send to a...
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Hope for full global economic recovery in 2010 diminishes
NEW YORK, US: After an upbeat start to the year with two consecutive quarters of increases in optimism, global consumer confidence fell three points in September to an Index of 90 as consumers' hopes...
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Edcon's first quarter retail sales up 3.2%
Retailer Edcon said on Thursday (22 August) that retail sales increased 3.2% to R6.205bn in the first quarter of the current financial year.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Truworths diluted earnings up 8.4% to 560.7c
Fashion retailer Truworths International boosted fully diluted headline earnings per share by 8.4% from 517.1c to 560.7c for the year to June.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Truworths slows drive into Africa
Truworths has adopted a cautious and incremental approach to store expansion plans outside SA in order to gain a better understanding of the operating environment and the market potential, the fashion...
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African and US clothing industry seek renewal of African export initiative
The apparel manufacturing‚ brand‚ and retail industries in Africa and the US have joined forces in an effort to lobby for the immediate renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa)‚ which...
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Pepkor performance 'outshines listed peers'
It's clear from the latest Brait investment presentation that the delisting of fashion retailing conglomerate Pepkor in 2004 robbed the JSE of an outstanding consumer business.Read more... | Send to a...
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Luxury brands turn attention to Africa
Africa's growing middle class has expensive tastes and research by Bain & Company suggests that luxury goods sales will increase by 11% this year - demonstrating the continent's potential for...
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Woolworths buys back African franchises
Woolworths said on Tuesday, 5 November, that it had signed agreements to purchase its franchise businesses in Botswana‚ Namibia‚ Swaziland and Ghana.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Luxury goods firms taking the battle to Africa
Investment interest has grown in Africa's frontier markets this year and the region is set to become a key battleground for the luxury goods industry.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Mall for Africa expands to 11 new markets
Mall for Africa, an e-commerce and m-commerce platform present in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Rwanda, has expanded to 11 new countries in Africa in response to rising demand for its patented service.Read...
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AFI CT Fashion Week to celebrate Africa
African Fashion International (AFI) has rebranded its fashion week properties to AFI Cape Town Fashion Week and AFI Joburg Fashion Week. AFI Cape Town Fashion Week will take place from 21-24 March...
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Kenya seeks to bridge trade deficit with Morocco
©diana taliun via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Nairobi, Kenya - The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry is seeking to bridge the trade deficit between Kenya and Morocco and grow...
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#DesignIndaba2018: Fashion with a social conscience
Amna Elshandaweely's latest fashion collection launched at Design Indaba 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa.</span>For Egyptian fashion designer Amna Elshandaweely, the Arab Spring uprising in Egypt...
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Using data to create iconic fashion to map cities
Three African fashion designers have created 12 extraordinary outfits from vast amounts of data extracted from the cities of Nairobi, Lagos and Johannesburg. Fashion and technology fused in a...
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Nike's courageous new ad campaign mixing racial politics with sport will be...
The sports apparel giant Nike stirred up controversy on Monday when it unveiled its 'Just Do It: 30th anniversary' advertising campaign. It featured a variety of superstar American athletes including...
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#MarketingFridays: Tapping into the African consumer
In this video, Nyiko Chauke of Marketing Fridays interviews Khumo Theko of I See Africa about her role as a trends specialist and some insights into the African consumer...Read more... | Send to a friend
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Mobile app launched to connect to African fashion designers
© sam74100via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Lesela, meaning cloth or fabric in Sesotho and Swahili, is a new mobile app that provides access to African fashion designers, both emerging and...
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Ikea's African Överallt collection to be unveiled at Design Indaba Festival
Two years ago Ikea teamed up with a group of designers, architects, artists and creatives from five African countries to collaborate around modern urban rituals and the importance they play in the...
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LG appoints new president for MEA region
LG Electronics (LG) has appointed James Lee as its news president of the Middle East and Africa Region (MEA).Read more... | Send to a friend
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